Benji Marshall tipped to join St George-Illawarra Dragons in NRL

Gareth Widdop says he would welcome the opportunity to play alongside Benji Marshall in St George-Illawarra's halves.

The Dragons are the new favourites to snare the signature of the former Wests Tigers star, but the club did not commented publicly on Tuesday amid media reports chief executive Peter Doust was meeting the board to discuss Marshall's acquisition.

Marshall is expected to make a decision on his new home this week, with Cronulla the only other club left in the running for his services.

Widdop played alongside Cooper Cronk at Melbourne and says he would relish the opportunity to have another superstar partner in the halves.

"As a young fellow, I played with some great players down at Melbourne so, to play with Benji - another great player - would be great too," he said.

"But at the moment, we have Sammy Williams, Adam Quinlan, Michael Witt, who are are all good players themselves.

"It is all up in the air. We just have to move on and worry about playing football.

"It's all speculation, but everyone knows what he has done for rugby league. He was a great player before he left for rugby union.

"Everyone watches footy to watch people like Benji and, to have him back, I'm sure it is going to attract a lot more attention which is great for rugby league."

Dragons looking for consistency after strong start

Widdop has been a revelation for the Dragons since his off-season move from the Storm, but he has struggled to form a halves combination, with Witt, Williams and Quinlan all unable to cement their spot at half-back.

"It has been a bit like that, I suppose," Widdop said.

"Michael started the year then got injured, then Sammy came in, and then Quinny.

"So it has been quite hard in that respect. I'm sure the coach has got his reasons and he will pick whoever is he believe is best for that weekend."

After starting the season with three wins the Dragons have won just one of their next five.

Ahead of Sunday's round-nine clash with Canterbury at the Olympic stadium, they sit ninth on the ladder, outside the eight on percentages.

After the representative weekend off, Widdop says the Dragons are confident of kick-starting the campaign.

"I just want to be consistent, week in week out, and I have done that so far," he said.

"The last few weeks have been a bit tough with things going against us and, personally, I am happy with how I am going but I still want to keep improving."